MEDIA ADVISORY: Spokespeople available to comment on today’s federal budget

Ottawa, Ont. – The federal budget to be tabled today will signal the government’s environmental priorities in the final full year before the next federal election. The budget will determine if programs and policies can be developed and implemented related to environmental decision-making and energy project reviews, freshwater protection, and the management of toxic chemicals, including pesticides.

Environmental Defence wants to see progress made on eliminating fossil fuel subsidies in the next two years, putting an end to the billions in tax breaks that oil and gas companies receive from the federal government. We also want the federal government to reform its laws to allow charitable organizations to carry out their work free from political harassment and to modernize the rules governing the charitable sector without further delay.

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